Space
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SpaceGriffin Sees Shortage Of Plutonium For Spacecraft
NASA is running out of plutonium to use for powering spacecraft on deep space missions, far from the rays of the sun, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said. Very little of […]
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Business/FinancialContracts
Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop, Orbital Get DARPA Contracts For Mini-Satellites; Splitting One Satellite Into Parts Would Bolster Survivability Against Anti-Satellite Attacks, And Against Damage Caused By Space Debris Demonstration Of ‘Fractionated’ […]
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Space
Little Time, Lots of Effort Led To Successful Satellite Shoot-Down
By Geoff Fein Last month’s missile shot at a wayward spy satellite not only demonstrated the capability of the technologies to conduct such an effort, but it also showed the […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Gives Lockheed $47.5 Million Contract For Space Shuttle Fuel Tanks
NASA gave Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $47.5 million contract change for external fuel tanks to be mated to space shuttle orbiter vehicles in future missions. Lockheed Martin will make the […]
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Space
GAO: U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Meets Most Test Objectives; Missile Defense Agency Budgeting Improved, But Could Be Better
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has improved its budget processes so they are more like those in conventional federal agencies, but MDA still needs to improve the transparency and accountability […]
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InternationalIsrael Has No Choice In Mounting Missile Defense, Even If Costs Are Huge, Israeli Ambassador Says
Terrorists, Insurgents Now Hitting Israel With Perhaps 16 Missiles Daily May Increase That To 100 To 200 Terrorist groups attacking Israel already have moved from an average of perhaps five […]
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International
Bush Continues Talks With Czech Leader On European Missile Defense
President Bush said he spoke last week with Mirek Topolanek, the Czech Republic prime minister, to again press the U.S. call for creation of a Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system […]
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Space
Critic Assails U.S. ASAT Shot, But Also Predicts It Will Aid Aegis Missile Defense System In Gaining Full $1.2 Billion Funds
The United States move to shoot down an errant, dysfunctional intelligence satellite was unrealistic, but the successful shot probably will ensure that Congress provides the full requested $1.2 billion for […]